Awarded· 19 Dec 2024
Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust · Stafford, West Midlands
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC. It is a contract for other health and social care in Stafford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 6 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 15:12
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Contract awarded
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 07:17
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About this tender
In brief
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC. It is a contract for other health and social care in Stafford. It was awarded on 19 December 2024. The estimated value is £6,714,504.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 6 August 2025. The notice number is 046344-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-048af3.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has finalised its procurement process for Recovery Colleges, intended to provide community health services across the Mid and South Essex region. The contract, titled "Recovery Colleges for NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board," falls under the health services category and has been managed via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The procurement adopted a Most Suitable Provider process, which concluded with a contract award to Inclusion Thurrock, a member of the Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with Trust Links and Provide CIC. The contract, effective from 1st April 2025, spans a three-year period with an option to extend for an additional two years.
The overarching value of this contract is £4,197,523 for the initial term, with an extended aggregate value of £6,976,371. The strategic location for service delivery is the UKH3 region. Such enterprises would benefit from engaging as subcontractors or partners, particularly those with expertise in peer support and person-centred service provision, aligning with the Recovery Colleges' emphasis on adult education versus traditional clinical models.
The notice in full
This Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 under the Most Suitable Provider process. The Procurement relates to the Due Diligence assessment conducted for the provision of Recovery Colleges in Mid and South Essex. The intention to award notice was posted the MSE ICB 20/12/2025 notice 2024/S 000-041291
Lots (1)
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Lot 1Cancelled
This Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 under the Most Suitable Provider process. The Procurement relates to the Due Diligence assessment conducted for the provision of Recovery Colleges in Mid and South Essex.
The intention to award notice was posted the MSE ICB 20/12/2025 notice 2024/S 000-041291 SERVICE: Recovery Colleges support people with Mental Health Problems, their carers, and mental health staff, via adult-education-based approaches rather than clinical or therapeutic models. The key principles are that they are collaborative, strengths-based, person-centred, inclusive and community-focused.
A peer support and recovery approach focuses on developing people's strengths and enabling them to understand their own challenges and how they can best manage these to pursue their aspirations. Recovery Colleges are based on the principles of personal recovery in mental health, co-production between people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals, and adult learning.
Recovery Colleges serve people who use mental health services, with empirical evidence of benefit Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Number of suppliers
- 3
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Planning, Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large, SME
- Buyer's portal
- EU-Supply
Values
- Tender value
- £6,714,504
- Contracts value
- £11,214,464
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 046344-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-048af3
- CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Stafford
- Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Postcode
- SS14 3HG
- Electoral ward
- Coton
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Delivery area
- Essex
- Region
- West Midlands
- Sub-region
- Staffordshire CC
- Area
- Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Jordanne James, NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, Procurement Manager
- Phone
- +44 1785301938
- Address
- Basildon, SS14 3HG · West Midlands · England
Documents and links
Questions about Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC
Who won the Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC contract?
The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.
How much is the Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC contract worth?
The estimated value is £6,714,504.
Who is the buyer for Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC?
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, based in Stafford, West Midlands. The named contact is Jordanne James, NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, Procurement Manager, on +44 1785301938.
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